1972Final results
1972 election for Oklahoma House District 16
Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma
Ed Cole (D) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Ronald L. Collett (R) by 28.4 points.
Ed ColeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.2%5,542
Ronald L. CollettRepublican
35.8%3,088
8,630 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET